Nik Nanos digs beneath the numbers with CBC News Networks Power & Politics host Evan Solomon to get to the political, economic and social forces that shape our lives.

This week: With the race for the White House a dead heat, how much could Hurricane Sandy sway support?

The race to the White House is even, according to the latest poll by the Pew Research Center. The results are from a National Survey conducted between Oct. 24 and Oct. 28, using a sample of 1,495 likely voters.

Hurricane Sandy has thrown a wrench into what was already a close campaign and Nik Nanos says it could impact the race on two different fronts.

For U.S. President Barack Obama "it's a platform to look presidential" and one that is bi-partisan because he's with a Republican governor, Nanos says.

Obama toured the hurricane-ravaged state of New Jersey on Wednesday with Gov. Chris Christie. Christie, a staunch Mitt Romney ally, praised the president this week for his handling of the crisis.

Impact of weather on voter turnout
But Hurricane fallout may impact voter turnout as well.

Nanos says weather can impact voter turnout dramatically. Studies on how weather impacts voter turnout show that "for every inch of rain, voter turnout goes down 1 per cent," he says.

Here are the current turnout results from the Pew Research Center of registered voters who say they definitely plan to vote: